Butter Stick Calculator (Conversion)
Use our butter conversion calculator to convert sticks of butter to cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, grams, ounces, pounds, and milliliters. Includes butter stick weight details, a butter weight conversion chart, and quick answers like how many sticks of butter for 1 cup and how many ounces are in a stick of butter.
How Much Butter Equals a Stick?
In the United States, butter is commonly sold in sticks. A “stick of butter” is a standard unit that makes it easy to measure butter for baking and cooking.
One stick of butter equals 1/2 cup, 8 tablespoons, and 4 ounces. It also equals about 113 grams and 0.25 pounds.
This butter stick conversion calculator helps you convert any number of sticks into the units you need for a recipe.
Butter Stick Conversion Formulas
Use these standard butter conversions (U.S. stick).
1 stick = 1/2 cup.
1 stick = 8 tbsp.
1 tbsp = 3 tsp, so 8 tbsp = 24 tsp.
1 stick = 4 oz.
Many labels round to 113 g per stick.
1 stick = 1/4 lb.
1/2 cup ≈ 118.3 mL. This is a volume conversion (approximate for butter).
A common recipe conversion.
Butter Weight Conversion Chart
Common stick-of-butter conversions (U.S.).
| Sticks | Cups | Tablespoons | Ounces | Grams | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1/2 | 8 | 4 oz | 113 g | 0.25 lb |
| 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 oz | 227 g | 0.50 lb |
| 3 | 1 1/2 | 24 | 12 oz | 340 g | 0.75 lb |
| 4 | 2 | 32 | 16 oz | 454 g | 1.00 lb |
Grams are rounded (1 stick ≈ 113.4 g).
How to Convert Butter Sticks
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Enter the number of sticks of butter you have.
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The calculator converts sticks into cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, grams, ounces, and pounds.
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Use the chart for quick conversions like sticks-to-cups for common recipes.
Frequently Asked Questions
In the U.S., 1 stick of butter is 4 ounces (oz).
2 sticks of butter equal 1 cup.
Since 1 stick = 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup is (1/3) ÷ (1/2) = 2/3 of a stick (about 0.67 stick).
1/2 cup of butter equals 8 tablespoons.
A gram is a unit of weight. For reference, 1 stick of butter is about 113–114 grams. If you need 10 g of butter, that’s about 10/113 of a stick (roughly 0.09 stick).
1 stick is 0.25 pounds (1/4 lb). Four sticks equal 1 pound.
Yes. “1 stick” is a standard U.S. packaging unit. In other countries, butter is often sold in blocks (like 250 g), so always check the package weight.